If I'm looking to rely on conventional bank loans, banks in Cayman consider any properties in excess of 2 units (triplex or higher) to be 'commercial' for the purposes of lending.

Robert the last time one was done the economy was down so you could get space for cheap to do an event.These days everyone ( hotels, convention centers) charges a mint to put something on of that scale.

I feel that I have a good grasp on how they work ( the Financing structure, the funding of the Repairs into the Loan, Interest Rate, Points, Seasoning Period, Down Payment, etc. )What I'm still unsure of , is what is meant by a 5 or 7 year ARM ( as the Initial Loan that you get when you use a Portfolio Loan from the Get Go , But then after that time is up ( the 5 or 7 years ... depending on which ARM you went with ) , how then does the Financing , and More Importantly my own Personal PITI on the Property get effected, by me then having a 15, 20 or 30 year Conventional ?

Welcome to biggerpockets FYI : multi-family inventory is currently low in Wisconsin

No need to oversell.question #3: FHA requires 1 appraisal but it is a tougher appraisal process vs someone using a conventional loan.  

Curious what convention is and what kind of rights I have to claim my money.

I need some advice from BP.Situation:  I have opportunity to purchase an investment property - around 320K with equity of about 100k.  I have two options;(1) refinance and take out cash against another house with abou...

So, with that as context, here's what I've been thinking: I'd like to know the viability of acquiring one of these dual use properties (usually two-story or with a mother-in-law) with a residential primary residence loan either conventional, FHA, 203K, HomeStyle etc.

But because there is less foreclosure inventory than before and deals are getting picked over, there is much less opportunity with HomePath today that there was a few years back.

Inventory is really low right now, not helping new investors.